Stephen sliwinski



S. SLlWlNSKI. COMBINED FISHING ROD AND CANE.

APPLICATION FILED APR-5.1919.

Patnted July 22, 1919.

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a "ITED STATES A ensue,

STEPHEN SLIWINSKI, OF CRESSQNA, PENNSYLVANIA.

comrNED'rIsHme-Ron AND CANE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented July 22, 1919.,

Application filed April 5, 1919. Serial No. 287,747.

specification.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a combined fishing rod and cane adapted for employment for walking poses when compactly folded although readily extensible for use as a fishing rod whenever desired. a

A further object of the invention is the provision of a fishing rod adapted for carrying a fish line in the usual manner and being readily folded telescopingly so'as to be used as a walking cane when retained in its closed position, the structure possessing .great strength and durability and being easy and inexpensive to manufacture.

With these general objects in view, the invention consists of the combination and arran ement of parts hereinafter fully de-, scribed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing.

In the the several views, and v Figure 1 is an elevational vlew of the mvention employed as a fishing rod and showing a portion of the fish line,-

broken away,

ig. 2 is an enlarged view of the inven-' tion folded for use as a cane with portions Fig. 3 is an enlarged view partly in sec-' tion and partly in elevation ofthe invention in its pole formation,

Fig. 4 is an end elevation of the retainer cap employed, and.

Fig. 5 is a side view thereof. 1 My invention'provides a tubular shaft 10 y having -.an angularly projecting handle 11 at thecl osed end thereof. while three tubular sections .12, 13,-and 14' are. telescopingly arranged with each other-within the shaftlO.

' The sections 12, 13,- and"14 are of equallength but of greatly}; decreasing diameter" permitting" themto readily fit within the shaft 10 withtheir innerrends seated-upon a disk 15, the latter being normally projected fat f threads of "the; li'eetiony12 being. adapted to lp'ringlti- Eac o said .sections have external threads 17 ..npo'n their inner ends, said pur-.

I drawing, like reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout Fig. 2 of the drawing, the ca rangement.

A cap 23 has a central bore 24 for receivmg the tip 25 at the outer end of the rod 20,

-' a portion of the bore 24being threaded for engaging a threaded head 26 at the inner end i or base of the tip 25. A threaded shoulder 27 ofthe cap 23 engages the threads 18 at the outer endof the shaft 10 and the cap 23 belng mounted upon the outer end of the rod 20 in the manner described, the sections 12, 13 and 14 seat with their inner ends upon the disk 15 while the outer end of the section 14 is seated uponthe head 26 and the outer ends of the sections 12 and 13 are seated upon the flange 28 at the inner end of the cap. The closing of the cap upon the shaft 10 depresses the dislg 1-5 against the spring 16 holding the sections 12, 13, and 14 in position until the cap 23 is removed.

The free end 29 of the tip 25 is provided with. perforations 30 through which the fish line 31 may be extended. When the inven-.

tion is employed as a cane as illustrated in 23 may be grasped and unscrewed from t e end ofthe shaft 10 and the sections 12, 13, and 14 permitted to pass outwardly of the shaft 10 by reason of their own weight, the said sections being then rotated for threaded engagement with each-other. In a similar manner, the rod 20 will be shifted in the inner section 14 and the inner end 21 of the 'rod 20 engaged with the threads 22 of the outer sections,

whilethe cap 23 being then re'moved,pr)0- vides afish .pole ready for use asillustrated Fig, l of the drawings. The manner of foldin' the pole into cane formation .will

,be' un erstood from h r g g descrip-f tion, it being. seen th'at'th'e. cane is' readily serviceable for use, without indicating .its

inclusion of a fish-pole construction.

What I claim as new .is I 1.' A device of the class :described comprising a tubular shaft, a handle at one end with said shaft when the sections are projected, a rod within the central section adapted for threaded engagement with the outer end thereof when the rod is projected, a resiliently mounted disk within the inner end of the shaft with said sections and rod seated thereon when in cane formation, a cap threaded upon the outer end of said rod and into the outer end of the shaft when the device is folded with the outer ends of said sections seated upon said cap.

2. A device of the class described comprising a tubular shaft, a handle at one end thereof, telescoping sections adapted for threaded engagement with each other and with said shaft when the sections are projected, a rod within the central section adapted for threaded engagement with the outer end thereof when the rod is projected, a head upon the outer end of the rod with a line supporting tip extending from the head,

a cap threaded within the outer end of the shaft with the two outer sections seated upon the inner end of the cap when the device is the inner end of the shaft, a disk adjacent the inner end of the shaft, a s ring support between said disk andthe ad acent end of said handle, a rod and telescoping sections adapted for threaded engagement with each other positioned within the shaft and seated upon said disk with the spring compressed when the device is employed as a cane and a retaining. cap for said rod and sections threaded into the free .open end of the shaft and upon the outer end of said rod.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

STEPHEN SLIWINSKI. 

